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TIL the longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched (9 letters)

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ovBW TIL Stephen King Believed his popularity to be an accident, So King wrote under a pen name “Richard Bachman”. The books sold equally well, and King was outed. Happy birthday Stephen King!
E1xX7 TIL about the Attack of the Dead Men where 100 poisoned Russian soldiers forced the retreat of 7000 German soldiers in WWI
N7D5e TIL that South Korea is the second leading consumer of Spam. Spam was introduced in Korea during WWII, and it was "godsend" for people in Korea and Japan who were starving as result of the war. Koreans view Spam as a delicacy and it is a popular gift item for the Lunar New Year.
g7G8 TIL time was divided into seconds and minutes and the circle into three hundred sixty degrees by the same society that invented written language and the wheel.
wLBy6 TIL: Ceiling Fans have a directional switch (counter-clockwise & clockwise) that are meant for Warm & Colder Seasonal Months to benefit wind direction and how to stay cool during the summer months.